Lowkey date bars with great music?

[piotr]

Looking for bars in Lower Manhattan that are intimate but lowkey (i.e., no crazy, expensive cocktails or over-the-top romantic atmosphere), and that play great, eclectic music -- indie rock, 70's soul, 80's, Bowie, oldies, etc. Suggestions?

[Jess321]

Beauty Bar on 14th (I think around 2nd ave?) has a music selection similar to what you're searching for (they throw in some Motown, too depending on the DJ), and it's definitely low-key. It's a beauty salon but transformed into a bar and there's a dance party room in the back that can get pretty crowded. It's definitely fun and I'm pretty sure drinks aren't crazy expensive.

[LeahBaila]

Intimate and low-key? Those are the last two words I'd ever use to describe BB. I made the horrifying mistake of going there for a friend's birthday, and it was so jam-packed and obnoxious that I didn't even order a drink...I bolted out of there within 5-minutes of walking in.

www.thelunchbelle.com

[Jess321]

I don't really know of any bars that would fulfill both intimate AND not romantic...just trying to help!

[LeahBaila]

:) I wasn't attacking you...just saying that Beauty Bar sucks/isn't right for what the OP is looking for, IMO. I'm sorry if you took it the wrong way.

www.thelunchbelle.com

[lisabnyc]

marshall stack.

[feynmix]

Zinc Bar on W 3rd St is an option. Eclectic jazz almost every night. Nice, casual atmosphere.